Branding iron



Jan. 15 1924,.- 1,481,102

- C. KRAUSE BRANDING IRON Filed may v, 192s 2 sheets-sheet x M13/00196 7h, Y

Janwls 1924.

W. C. KRAUSE BRANDING IRON Fiied nay 7, 1923 2 Shun-Shoot 2 Patented v.l an. 15, 1924.

,f'uNiTEfD' sraTiasA LWILLIAivrfc. KnAUsnor 'ilumineUKiiii,Wisconsin.l.4

BRANDING. mon.

Application filed May 7,

To all, lwhom t may, concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM C. KnApsE,

' a. citizen oi' the ,United States, andlresident of Milwaukee, inthe lcounty of Milwaukeer and State of lilisconsin, have inventedy certain new and useful Improvements in Brandv inglrons; and IA do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact desorip- 'tion thereof. f

This invention relates to branding Inachines and is particularly directed to an electrically heated branding machine.

Branding machines heretofore constructed have not been wholly satisfactory as they Lwere either 'supplied with a iiXed insignia bearing plate or else it Was necessary to carry in stock -a plurality. yot fully equipped plates with the particular legend engraved thereon. change was desired, it Was necessary to form a kWholly new plate and to adapt the plate to the particular requirements of theV f rounded by proper insulating material.

heating iron.

This invention is designed to overcome the above noted defects, and objectsof the invention are, therefore, to provide a branding machine in which the individual letters may be assembled in a position to be efl fectivelyheated by. the heating elements, in,V n which any desirable combination of letters oi insignia may be had, and in Which the changes required to effect these combinations may be mostreadily and easilymade.

ing machine in which the heat is applied i: fully shielded trom excessive heat, in whichl maximum facility is afforded in manipuagainst damage.

Embodiments ofthe invention are shown in the accompanying drawings, in which v Figure 1 is a side elevation partly in secf tion of the preferred form of the device.

Figui-e 2 is a sectional vievv on the line 2-2 of Figure 1. n

Figure 3 is aV modified form of branding plate.

Obviously, therefore, when any` Further yobjects are to provide a brand-l at the exact point needed so that vthe lating thedevicc,fand to provide a device in `whichv the parts are fully protected 1923. serial No'. 637,071.

Figure 4 is a side elevation partly broken awa of ay further form of the invention. f

VFigure 5 is a sectional Vline 5-5 of Figure 4. Figure 6 is a face View of the platen` with the type `,arranged thereon, a partv being broken away to illustrate the construction.

The `rnainbody of the device comprises a backing plate 1 of metal which maybe provided with any number of rectangular plan view on the grooves 2, in the form shownv in Figures y l and 2, tvvov grooves being employed. This body portion l has the platen 3 clamped thereto by means of screws or similar devices 4, so as to provide between the u per `fiat face of the platen and the bottomo the kgrooves 2, a yprotected channeled.. area, TNithin this channeled area heating elements 5 of any desired formare positioned.` These heating ele-ments may conveniently consist of flattened spirals of a heating Wire suitably Wound upon `an insulating core. and sur- The platen is provided with longitudinal grooves therethrough, the side Walls of Which are undercut as indicated at 6,. Aplurality oi" metal type 7 are provided With outwardly .projecting flanges 8 adapted to be slid into the undercut or grooved sidewalls of the main grooves and to thereby be maintained V-in position andV in intimate contact with the surface of the platen 3. v

The type mayy conveniently be held in place by means of relatively thin endjmembers 9j which are' similarly equipped With vfianges 10 and kare each provided withr a yset screw 11 so that they may be locked in Vposition and holdthe type in ltheir prop- -erly assembled relation. y

It is to be noted that these lockingmembers 9 do not project outwardly beyond the outer face of the platen 3 so that the raised portions 12 Vofthe type constitute the sole projecting portions of the apparatus. l f

Aliaiidler 13 carried in an inverted U- shaped frame 14: is provided. The frame is secured in position by means of screws 15 which pass through the bottom portion of vthe frame and through insulating heat resisting pillars 16'and a similar heat resisting plate 17. are preferablyalso heat insulators.

Although the individual type are used in the preferred form of the invention, a solid die plate 18 (see Figure 3) may be employed The members 16 and 17 jectl upwardly therefron'n fotthe trame or members 27 are connected and is provided with rows of elevated type or other insignia 19 adapted to bepositioned directly beneath the heating element. Suitably threaded apertures 20 are providedior `ingyheeting elements arezpositioned directly-overthe type receivinggrooves, and fframefplatesQt aresecuredto the body por-k tion and carry yframe members27 which prorlhe upper 'ends by links 28to a lever 29. The lever may be pivoted, as indicatedat 30, to any fixed support and may, it'=desired. be provided Within spring'3l to normally retain the `brandingdevice in anelevated' osition.

Thcrelectric leads for supplying current tol the i apparatus may be connected thereto innny suitable manner. As shown in Figure l, thesupply leads 32 may pass through a suitable bushing 34: and from thence intoy the'y body of the device.

In'Figure 4, the leads 33 are connected to theA various lieatinU 'elements by lmeans of transverse end con uctors 35 insulated from `ythe body portion by suitable insulating blocks as shown.

It'will lbe seen that a branding machine has been `provided in which maximum protection for the operator is ail'orded, in which `heatis generated `at the exact places needed,

in which the travel of the heat is extremely short, and in which any desired combination of'individual letters may be made.

This type of-branding machine is admirably adapted tor branding articles in a permanent manner and also for providing' means for ready changingofthe brandingmarks to the exact needs of theiuser, thereby avoiding the necessity of carrying in stock' fa large number of branding plates.

I claim 1- A branding machine comprising aI channeled body portion, heating elements positioned Within the channels of said body portion, meansforexerting pressure upon the upper side of said body portion, a

platen secured to the inner side of said body portion and having 'tldinally extending grooves positioned dneotlybeneath the heating elements, a plurality of individual typeada yedto be assembled within the grooves an locking members for the ends of the type to thereby hold the type in assembled osition.

2. A' bran ing machine comprising a body portion having longitudina channels therein opening through its under face heetin i yelementspositionedI within said charme s, a, laten secured tothe underside of said bo y portion and provided with longitudinally extending groovesv having undercut side walls, a luralityfofty havinglflangesftheneon u apted to slidein theundelcnt of the walls offthe grooves, locking plates for locking a row ofltype in position and means for exerting pressure upon the upper side of said body portion.

3. A branding device having a body portion, a platen securedfto the under-side of saidbody portion, longitudinally extending heating elements positioned between saidunder side and said platen, 'said-platen having longitudinally extending-grooves i located beneath said :heating elements, a plurali-tyvoif individual typeedaptedto benssembled lWithin said l grooves, -members 'for lockingsaid typeI in position, and'means for vexerting apressure-upon the upper side of said body portion.

4. A branding 'device comprisingja body portion, having a plurality 'of grooves in its under face, a plurality of "heating elements in saidgrooves, aplatenvseeured to the `under side lof said body portion and having vgrooves positioned immediately be low-said heating elements `and provided with undercut side walls, a plurality of t pe havinglllanges adapted to slide in the un ercut portion of said walls, locking plates havinganges adapted 'to slideinthefundercut portionfof said fside walls, a'manipulating fliandleffor applying pressure'tothe upper side of said body portion and a hentshield ositioned between said handley and said dy portion and spaced l from' both said handle'and said body rtion.

'In testimony that claim the 'foregoing I have hereunto set my hand at `Milwaukee in the county of 'Milwaukee andiState oi Wisconsin.

WVILLIAM C. KRAUSE. 

